Art History "Aegean"

Question 0

Crete

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The island where the Minoans lived

Question 1

Aegean Sea

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two distinct cultures thrived along this river

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Minoans

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Created art that reflected their luxurious lifestyle

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Mycenaeans

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On the mainland of Greece

Built fortresses and monuments that show proof of their struggle to survive

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illiad

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Book written about the civilizations and people thought they were a myth

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Homer

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author of the illiad

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Greece

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The cultures’ influence developed into what became the new culture of this place
This influenced much of western civilization

Question 7

Sir Authur Evans

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Archaeologist
Went to Crete looking for what many thought was Homer’s mythological city of Minos
He uncovered the palace of the sea kings

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Knossos

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Also called the Palace of Minos

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Palace of Minos

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had running water, a sewage system, and a theatre

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Frescoes

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Paintings done in wet plaster, that becomes part of the wall

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Minotaur

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Mythological creature who had the Head Of A Bull, the Body Of A Man, and lived in a Labyrinth (a maze)

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Heinrich Schliemann

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Archaeologist
Worked for 20 years
Discovered Troy and Mycenae
Found layers of fortified cities built on top of one another

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Cyclops

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Mythological race of one-eyed giants

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Warriors

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Mycenaeans were this while the Minoans were merchants and traders

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Lion’s Gate

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Gateway that leads to the citadel at Mycenae

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MINOAN ARTWORK

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palace at Knossos 
Dolphin fresco 
Bull dance fresco 
Octopus jar 
Snake goddess

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MYCENAEAN ARTWORK

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lions gate
Beehive tomb
Funeral mask
Vaphio cups

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Bull Dance Fresco

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Sport in which women hurtle over a bull

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Octopus Jar

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Jar with an octopus on it

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Snake Goddess

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Carved from ivory and decorated with bands of gold

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Funeral mask

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Thin sheet of gold beaten down

Question 22

Vaphio Cups

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Crafted relied works that illustrate different methods that the Mycenaeans used to capture wild bulls